Cardiology
- S aureus bacteremia: TEE and infectious disease consultation
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia demands further evaluation, as up to 25% of people who have it may have endocarditis.
- Cardiac rehabilitation: A class 1 recommendation
Despite proven benefi ts, referral and participation rates remain low. Efforts to boost usage are underway.
- Renal disease and the surgical patient: Minimizing the impact
Chronic kidney disease is associated with adverse surgical outcomes, including acute kidney injury.
- ‘Non-criteria’ antiphospholipid antibodies and thrombosis (February 2018)
Readers comment on antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (February 2018).
- Aortic dissection presenting as ischemic limb
With surgical repair and blood pressure control, the patient recovered and left the hospital 1 week later.
- Evaluating suspected pulmonary hypertension: A structured approach
With a myriad of causes and nonspecifi c symptoms, pulmonary hypertension needs a methodic diagnostic approach.
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm: How to counsel, when to refer
Be alert for clues on chest imaging, and consider screening fi rst-degree relatives of patients known to have aortic disease.